Senate and Assembly Pork

Who's getting the choicest cuts?

Under Democratic control of the Senate, upstate lost nearly $26 million in member items, the discretionary grants doled out by legislators commonly called "pork." The Capital Region lost $3.7 million compared to last year, when Republicans had control.

Help us vet the pork

You know your neighborhoods better than we do. Search the database below and let us know of any noteworthy grants: Is a defunct organization still getting funds? Does a building supposedly housing a non-profit not exist? Are there connections between legislators and organizations that we've missed?

SEARCH THE DATABASE

For details of 2009-2010 member items, search our database via the fields below. You can search by Senate, Assembly or both, and you can filter the search to a particular legislator or county.Note: Capital Region includes Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady counties.